1580 - Drama as Literary Genre (BA)
Course information
- Title
- Drama as Literary Genre (BA)
- Course number
- 1580.24
- Academic year
- 2024-2025
- ECTS
- 10.00
- Level
- Bachelor
- Faculties
- Faroese Language and Literature
- Educations
- BA in Faroese
- Prerequisites
- Students must have completed the required core component of the BA in Faroese. Admission may also be granted with alternative prerequisites. (Refer to the Programme Description in force).
- Language of instruction
- Faroese
- Registration
- Students on the second semester of B.A. in Faroese apply via Moodle. Applicants for an individual course must apply via the Student Service Center at lss@setur.fo
- Beginning date
- Thursday, September 5, 2024
- End date
- Thursday, December 5, 2024
Academic content
- Purpose
- The purpose of this course is to - afford students an understanding of drama as a literary genre and knowledge about European and Faroese drama history. - develop students’ skills to work analytically with written drama as a genre in the Nordic/international context.
- Learning outcomes
- On completion of the course, successful students will be able to demonstrate ability to: - explain the key aspects of European and Faroese drama history, - describe and apply the terminology of this research area, - analyse classical and Faroese drama literature based on the theory available and in the Nordic/international context, - interpret drama in accordance with trends in contemporary literature
- Content
- Drama as a literary genre in a historical context. We will read works on theory and link them to older and new works on European and Faroese drama literature.
- Learning and teaching approaches
- - Lectures - Group work - Discussions - Student presentations
Assessment
- Assessment method
- Set written take-home assignment. Students have two weeks to complete the assignment.
- Examination (internal/external)
- External
- Grading scale
- 7-scale
- Exam date/dates
- 14 day home exam 4th of January to 20th of January, 2025
- Deadline for withdrawal from exam
- Thursday, September 19, 2024
Academic responsibility and teachers
- Academic responsibility
- Paula Gaard
- Teachers
- Paula Gaard